Nose guard



Jan.12,1932. L.cfMEDEAms L J NOSE GUARD Filed Aug. 14, 1929 5 as indicated at 3, this material being attached ter of the fabric, two of the wires constitut- 85 anchor the wires withinthe guard. The wires Patented Jan. 12, 1932 if v unites STATES PATsNr essice LORAIN' C. MEDEABIS, OF STORM LAKE, IOWA NosE GUARD Application filed. August 14, 1929. Serial No. 385,725.

This invention relates to a nose guard for are offset at their points of crossing and inuse on horses to prevent them from eating terwoven, as shown at 8 so that they will not vegetation whileworking in fields and for shift relative to, each other after they have use as a muzzle, and to prevent said animals been assembled properly. One of the wires from being annoyed by the bite of insects. maybe extended along the center of theopen- 55 It is an object of the invention to provide a ing 4. guard having a clear portion that will. supply Vire loops 9 may be pivot-all T connectedto air more freely to the animal than has herethe wire 1 atsdiametrically opposed points tofore been possible Where guards of the basequidistant from the opening at and these 10 ket type have been used. 7 are adapted to be engaged by stra as or the 60 With the foregoing and other objects in like used for holding the guard on the nose view which will appear as the description proof the horse. When the guard is thus posiceeds the invention resides in the combination tioned the nostrils will be exposed through and arrangement of parts and in the details of the opening 4. so as to permit unobstructed construction hereinafter 7 described a n d breathing.

claimed, it being understood that changes in hat is claimed is: the precise embodiment of the invention here- A combined nose guard and insect eXcluder in disclosed may be made within the scope of including a semi-ellipsoidal basket-likestrucwhat is claimed without departing from the ture of closely woven wire fabric, a reinforcspirit of the invention. ing ring connected to the fabric and extending In the accompanying drawings the prearound the large end of the structure, there ferred form of the invention has been shown. being a segmental opening in the fabric In said drawings, closed at its upper end by the ring, relatively Figure 1 is a plan View of the guard. soft protecting strips extending along the.

25 FigureQ is a view looking into the open end ring and those edges of the fabric defining thereof. 1 the opening, said protecting st ips constitut- Figure 3 is a section on line 33, Figure 1. ing means for snugly engaging the head of Referring to the figures by characters of an animal to which the guard is applied, reference, 1 designates a stiff wire ring to thereby to prevent admission of insects into 30 which is attached the edge portion of a-semithe guard, and reinforcing wires bowed Ma ellipsoidal basketlike structure 2 formed of a gitudinally and having their ends gripped wire fabric. Ring 1 and the edge portion of upon the ring, said wires being taut. andbethe fabric have a strip of fabric or other suit. ing held against relative movement by havable protecting material embracing the same ing interwoven portions adjacent to the cento the fabric by sewing or in any other maning reinforcements for the sides of the openner desired. p r ingin the fabric and being covered by a por- A portion of the wire fabric structure 2 is tion of a protecting'strip.

cut away from the ring 1 toward the center of r In testimony that I claim he foregoing as 40 the guard, thereby to providea clear spaced. my own, I have hereto affixed my signature.

The edges ofthis opening are embraced by V LORAIN C- MEDEARIS. a strip 5 of leather or fabric constituting a r V V I protecting medium.

Reinforcing wires 6 are fitted snugly 5 against the inner surface of the wire fabric and have their ends bent outwardly and pressed tightly into engagement with the strip 3. These outturned ends of the wires 7 have been indicated at 7 and serve to firmly 

